PU-17/0090 - Developing estimates for the valuation of pollution removal in ecosystem accounts.

The value of Natural Capital is not currently measured or included in National Accounts and in 2011, the government committed to working with the ONS to measure its value (see Natural Environment White Paper, June 2011). Since then, the ONS has worked in partnership with DEFRA to develop new innovative methods to measure this strand of economic statistics, aiming for Natural Capital estimates to be included in the UK Environmental Accounts by 2020. The UK is one of the world leaders in developing Natural Capital ac...